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Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat
sticks fast.
[Fr., L'exemple est un read more
Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat
sticks fast.
[Fr., L'exemple est un dangereux leurre;
Ou la guepe a passe, le moucheron demeure.]
Whence do you derive the power and privilege of a parent, when
you, though an old man, do worse read more
Whence do you derive the power and privilege of a parent, when
you, though an old man, do worse things (than your child)?
[Lat., Unde tibi frontem libertatemque parentis,
Cum facias pejora senex?
Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.
Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.
Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.
Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.
Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others;
it is the only means.
Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others;
it is the only means.
He was indeed the glass
Wherein the noble youth did dress themselves.
He was indeed the glass
Wherein the noble youth did dress themselves.
If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white notes together.
If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white notes together.
I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.
I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.
